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 Doing Ukulele Right!
Ukulele Types
Soprano: Small and traditional.
Concert: A little bigger and easier to play.
Tenor: Most adults should be playing tenor.
Baritone: Four string guitar for bigger hands.
U-Bass: The lowest ukulele is tuned like a bass.
Banjolele: An ukulele with a banjo head for
playing real loud without teeth or shoes.

Your hand size and finger shapes determine the

best size for you. Wait to buy an expensive ukulele
until you know what sound and playability issues
matter for you. Almost all ukuleles can be
amplified by adding an electronic pickup.

Stuff You’ll Need

• An ukulele, duh!
• A button and an ukulele strap
• A gig bag with a shoulder strap
Here is the ONLY “rule” • A Snark ST-8 clip-on tuner
The pad of your left thumb goes behind the neck • A music stand and light
of your ukulele and follows along behind your • A three-ring binder with section dividers
middle finger just like Stu is doing above. We • Highlighters and pencils
should never ever ever ever see your left thumb. • A kazoo … no really
There are no exceptions … and if you do this one
thing, your life will be so much easier down the Strings: If your strings are white or black, you
road when we end up dealing with difficult chords need to change them to modern fluorocarbon
and when speed matters. within six months of your initial purchase. You
need to change strings at least once a year.
A Simple Way to Make Playing Easier
Add a button onto the end of your ukulele and A Note About Low-G Tuning: A metal-wound
wear a strap when you play. You’ll need to drill a Low-G string can tear your instrument apart if it’s
small pilot hole in the end of your uke. It’s OK. not built for the pressure. You can always use a
plastic Low-G string (but they don’t sound good).
What You DON’T Need Low-G ukuleles are built stronger and cost more.
A Capo: You’ll be making so many bar chords a
capo will just get in the way. If you have guitar in Other Helpful Notes
your background, you’ll have to let it go. • Hold your ukulele at a 60-degree angle.
• Make sure the back of the ukulele remains in
A Pick: Seriously throw them away. You’ll be contact with the front side of you.
using all of your fingers simultaneously in lots of • Don’t lay your ukulele in your lap or let it fall
different ways and a pick will be of no help. If you into a horizontal position.
want to grow out the fingernails on your right hand • Dots are on frets 5, 7 and 10. Memorize!
it’s kinda weird but useful. Sorry, but the • Tension will ruin your joy in music. The only
fingernails on your left hand hafta go. A manicurist pain you should feel is on your fingertips and
can still get unicorn stickers onto short nails. your left thumb should feel tired.
 Tune Your Ukulele (every time you play!)
This is George Clooney. He used to be wildly
famous. People Magazine gave him an award for
being dreamy in 1997 and then again in 2006. He's
old now and he still looks better than everybody.
He married a model and lives in Italy. But kids
these days don't know him because he wears a
suit of armor and sells Nespresso. I've decided I'm
bringing George back. Help make him famous.

George Clooney Eats Apples = GCEA

→ or, Goats Can Eat Anything = GCEA
→ For BARITONE ukuleles use DGBE
→ Canadian tuning is ADF#B (just 'cuz)

Use a top of the line clip-on tuner or a tuning app

on your phone. Check your tuning every time you
play.

How to use Relative Tuning ... buy a tuning fork tuned to A.

Check the open string #1, string #2 on the fifth fret, and string #4 on the second fret.
Once those are set, double check every string as shown to see if they sound the same.
 Baritone
Chord
A
Frère Jacques January 22, 2020
Traditional (1780-ish)
Rocky Mountain Ukulele Orchestra Arranged for Ukulele
123
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œ œ
21 21

& 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ
2
Chords
& Lyrics
Open Middle Pinkie Open Open Middle Pinky Open
Frè - re Jac - ques! Frè - re Jac ques!
Are you sleep - ing? Are you sleep - ing?

Ukulele T
0 2 4 0 0 2 4 0
A
Melody B
A A

### œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙
21 21
3

&
4

C/L

Index Middle Pinkie Index Middle Pinkie

Dor - mez vous? Dor - mez vous?
Bro - ther John! Bro - ther John!

4 5 7 4 5 7
Uke
A A

### œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
21 21

œ œ
5

&
6

C/L

Ring Pinkie Ring Middle Index Open Ring Pinkie Ring Middle Index Open
Son - nez les ma - tin - es. Son - nez les ma - tin - es.
Mor - ning bells are ring - ing. Mor - ning bells are ring - ing.

7 9 7 5 4 0 7 9 7 5 4 0
Uke
A A

###
21 21

œ ˙ œ ˙
7

&
8

C/L
œ œ
First String. Second String. First String. First String. Second String. First String.
Ding. Dang. Dong. Ding. Dang. Dong.
Ding. Dang. Dong. Ding. Dang. Dong.

0 0 0 0
Uke 0 0
Remember:
1 = Index
2 = Middle
My Spaghetti Monster April 3, 2020
Composed by Siouxie ExcuseMe
Play Ukulele the Flying Spaghetti Monster Way Arranged by Gary Jugert
3 = Ring
for Ukulele and Harmonica
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Use a rest stroke in N.C. C N.C. C maj7
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∑ ˙3 ˙ ˙2 ˙
3 2
1 2 3 4
Chords
& Lyrics &4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
My Spa - ghet - ti Mon - ster play - ing u - ku - le - le
Open Open Open Open Ring Ring Open Open Open Open Middle Middle
Harmonica in C 4 5 4 5 7 7 4 5 4 5 ~7 ~7
Ukulele T 3 3 2 2
A 0 0 0 0
Melody B 0 0 0 0

3
ggg 3
ggg 2
ggg ggg
g
2

g g g
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TuffUke A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B
0 0 0 0
N.C. C6 C maj7 C G/C N.C. G/C

˙3
3

˙
2 3 3

˙ ˙
5 6 7 8 9 10 3

&œ w œ ˙ ˙
3

œ œ œ
1

œ œ œ
2 2
3

fly - ing through the rain - bows with my heart. Tas - ty mar - i - nar - a.
Open Open Open Open Open Open Middle Ring Ring Index Open Middle Open Ring Ring
4 5 4 5 ~6 ~6 ~7 7 6 ~5 5 ~4 4 6 6
0 0 2 3
0 0 3 1 0 3 3
0 0 2 0

ggg ggg ggg gg

gg ggg ggg ggg
0 0 2 3

g g g
0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

N.C. G/C N.C. C

w
3 3
11 12 13 14

&œ ˙ ˙ œ œ
3 3

œ œ
1 1

œ œ œ
2 2

Yum - my par - me - san. We're Pas - ta - far - i - ans.

Index Open Middle Open Ring Ring Index Open Middle Ring Ring
~5 5 ~4 4 6 6 ~5 5 ~4 6 7
3
1 0 3 3 1 0 3
2 0 2

ggg
ggg ggg
3

g
1 0 3 3 1 0 3 0
2 0 0 0 2 0
0 0 0
 Baritone
Chord
C
Three Blind Mice February 3, 2020
By Thomas Ravenscroft (1609)
Rocky Mountain Ukulele Orchestra Arranged for Ukulele
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3 3 3 3

&4 œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ
2 3 4

Melody
œ ˙ œ œ ˙
Three blind mice. Three blind mice. See how they run. See how they run. They

T 0 0 3 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 3
Ukulele A 2 0 2 0
B

T 0 0 3 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 3
TuffUke A 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C C C C

&œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
3 3 3 3

œ
5

œ œ œ
6 7 8

all went af - ter the far - mer's wife. She cut off their tails with a car - ving - knife. Have you
3 3 2 0 2 3 3 3 3 2 0 2 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 2 0 2 3 3 3 3 2 0 2 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C C C C

&œ œ œ œ œ
3 3 3 3

œ œ œ
9

œ
10 11 12

œ ˙ ˙ w
e - ver seen such a sight in your life as three blind mice?
3 3 2 0 2 3
3 3 3 1 0
2 0

3 3 2 0 2 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Baritone Chords
Happy Birthday February 2, 2020
Patty and Mildred Hill (1893)
Introduction to Ukulele Arranged by Gary Jugert
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1 2 3 4

œ œ œ œ œ œ
Chords
& Lyrics

Hap - py birth - day to you. Hap - py birth - day to you. Hap - py

Ukulele T 0
A 0 3 2 0 3
Melody B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

T 0
TuffUke A 0 3 2 0 3
B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 2 2 0

G D7 C G D7 G

# œ U
œ œ
132 1112 3 132 132

œ œ
1 2

œ
5

& œ œ ˙.
6 7 8

œ œ
birth - day dear Joe Schmoe. Hap - py birth - day to you.

5 2
3 2 0
3 3 2
3
0
3
.

..
.
5 2 3 3 2 0
3 3 3 2 0 3 3 2 3
2 2 2 2 0 2 0 2
0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0
 Verse 3:
[C] Up came the [G] squatter [Am] mounted on
his [F] thoroughbred. [C] Down came the
troopers, [G] one two, three. Saying, [C] “Where's
that jolly [G] jumbuck you've [Am] got inside your
[F] tucker bag?” [C] “You'll come a-waltzing Ma-
[G] tilda with [C] me. Waltzing Matilda.
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Complete Introductory Programs jolly [G] jumbuck you've [Am] got inside your
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Verse 4:
[C] Up jumped the [G] swag man, he [Am] sprang
UKULELE VERSION into the [F] billabong. [C] “You'll never catch me a-
[G] live....” And his [C] ghost may be [G] heard as
you [Am] pass along that [F] billabong. [C] “You'll
come a-waltzing Ma- [G] tilda with [C] me.
Waltzing Matilda. [F] Waltzing Matilda. [C] You'll
come a-waltzing Ma- [G] tilda with me.” And his
[C] ghost may be [G] heard as you [Am] pass
along that [F] billabong. [C] “You'll come a-
waltzing Ma- [G] tilda with [C] me.”

Waltzing Matilda [4/4] Go Kangaroos! Big Finish:

[C] Waltzing Matilda. [F] Waltzing Matilda.
Intro: [C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [Cx4] [C] You'll come a-waltzing Ma- [G] tilda with me.”
And his [C] ghost may be [G] heard as you
Verse 1: [Am] pass along that [F] billabong. [C] “You'll
[C] Once a jolly [G] swag man [Am] camped come a-waltzing Ma-[G] tilda with [C] me.”
beside a [F] billabong [C] under the shade of a {tremulo!}
[G] coolibah tree, and he [C] sang as he
[G] sat and [Am] waited 'til his [F] billy boiled. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
[C] “You'll come a-waltzing Ma- [G] tilda with
[C] me. Waltzing Matilda. [F] Waltzing Matilda. Drunken Sailor [4/4] A Sad Tale
[C] You'll come a-waltzing Ma- [G] tilda with me.”
And he [C] sang as he [G] sat and [Am] waited [Dm] What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
'til his [F] billy boiled. [C] “You'll come [C] What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
a-waltzing Ma- [G] tilda with [C] me.” [Dm] What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
[C] Earl-aye in the
Verse 2: [Dm] morning?
[C] Down came a [G] jumbuck to [Am] drink
beside the [F] billabong. [C] Up jumped the swag [Dm] Hoo-ray and up she rises.
man and [G] grabbed him with glee and he [C] Hoo-ray and up she rises.
[C] sang as he [G] stowed that [Am] jumbuck in [Dm] Hoo-ray and up she rises.
his [F] tucker bag. [C] “You'll come a-waltzing Ma- [C] Earl-aye in the
[G] tilda with [C] me. Waltzing Matilda. [Dm] morning?
[F] Waltzing Matilda. [C] You'll come a-waltzing
Ma- [G] tilda with me.” And he [C] sang as he %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
[G] stowed that [Am] jumbuck in his [F] tucker
bag. [C] “You'll come a-waltzing Ma-[G] tilda with
[C] me.”

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 You are My Sunshine [4/4] A Sad Tale Too

Verse 1:
You are my [C] sunshine, my only sunshine. You
make me [F] happy, when skies are [C] gray.
You'll never [F] know dear, how much I [C] love
you. Please don't [G7] take my sunshine a-
[C] way.
Kookaburra [4/4] Go Girl Scouts!
Verse 2:
I'll always [C] love you and be there for you. I will
Intro: [C] [F] [G7] [C] pro- [F] tect you and keep you [C] safe. You are
my [F] dream dear. You are my [C] sunshine.
[C] Kookaburra [F] sits in the [C] old gum tree. Please don't [G7] take my sunshine a- [C] way.
Merry, merry [F] king of the [C] bush is he.
[F] Laugh kookaburra, [Am] laugh Verse 3:
Kookaburra, [C] gay your [G7] life must
The other [C] night, dear, as I lay sleeping, I
[C] be. dreamed I [F] held you in my [C] arms. When
I a- [F] woke, dear, I was mis- [C] taken and I
[C] Kookaburra [F] sits in the [C] old gum tree, [G7] hung my head and I [C] cried.
eating all the [F] gumdrops [C] he can see
[F] Stop, kookaburra, [Am] stop %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Kookaburra, [C] leave some [G7] there for
[C] me.
Danny Boy [4/4] The Saddest Tale
[C] Kookaburra [F] sits in the [C] old gum tree,
Verse 1:
chasing all the [F] monkeys [C] he can see
Oh Danny [C] boy the pipes the pipes are
[F] Stop, kookaburra, [Am] stop
[F] calling from glen to [C] glen, and down the
Kookaburra, [C] that’s not a [G7] monkey,
mountain [G7] side. The summer's [C] gone and
that’s [C] me!
all the roses [F] falling. It's you it's [C] you must
[G7] go and I must [C] bide.
[C] Kookaburra [F] sits on a [C] rusty nail
Gets a [F] boo-boo [C] on his tail
But come ye back when [F] summer's in the
[F] Cry, Kookaburra! [Am] Cry, kookaburra!
[C] meadow, or when the valley's [F] hushed and
[C] Oh how [G7] life can [C] be.
white with [G7] snow. Oh I'll be [C] here in
[F] sunshine or in [C] shadow. Oh Danny boy oh
[C] Kookaburra [F] sits in the [C] old gum tree.
Danny [G7] boy I love you [C] so.
Merry, merry [F] king of the [C] bush is he.
[F] Laugh kookaburra, [Am] laugh
Verse 2:
Kookaburra, [C] gay your [G7] life must
[C] be. {bum, bum} But if you come and all the flowers [F] dying, and I
am [C] dead (and dead I well may [G7] be), you'll
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% come and [C] find the place where I am [F] lying,
and kneel and [C] say an [G7] "Ave" for [C] me.
This Little Light of Mine [4/4] A Happy Tale
And I will know though [F] soft you tread a-
[C] bove me, and in my grave will [F] warm and
[C] This little light of mine. I'm gonna let it shine. sweeter [G7] be. And you'll kneel [C] down and
[F] This little light of mine. [F] whisper that you [C] love me. And I will sleep
[C] I'm gonna let it shine. This little light of mine. in peace un- [G7] til you come to [C] me.
I'm gonna let it shine. Let it
[F] shine, let it [G7] shine, let it [C] shine. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
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 PIMA: Thumbs, index, middle, ring
First time steady with constant volume
Second time piano vs. forte
Make a Better Bar July 20, 2020
By Gary Jugert
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Melody

P I M A

T 0 1 2 3
Ukulele A 0 1 2 3
B 0 1 2 3
0 1 2 3

E6 F6 F #6 G6
5fr. 6fr. 7fr.

#œ œ œ #œ #œ #œ #œ œ œ
&œ œ œ
5

œ #œ œ
6 7 8

œ
4 5 6 7
4 5 6 7
4 5 6 7
4 5 6 7

G #6 A6 A #6 B6
8fr. 9fr. 10fr. 11fr.

œ œ #œ œ œ #œ #œ
& #œ #œ œ œ #œ #œ œ œ #œ
9 10 11 12

8 9 10 11
8 9 10 11
8 9 10 11
8 9 10 11

C6
12fr.

œ œ bœ bœ
Say chord names as flats.

œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ bœ ∑
13

&
14 15 16

etc.
12 12 11
12 12 11
12 12 11
12 12 11